#8269312 - 06/29/15 08:37 AM
Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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TheRealCSnapper
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I'm working from home today so I lucked out in day 1 of Pan Am Traffic Clusterfuck.
my friend took 2 hours to get from Yonge & Davenport to Winston Churchill & QEW. It would normally take her about 45 mins. Today, she left at 645, got to work for 9.
I'm not looking forward to the rest of this week 
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#8269379 - 06/29/15 09:47 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Registered: 06/28/01
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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BRUTAL!!
I would have been better if I took the GO, but other obligations had me drive from Markham to downtown. Left the house at 7:15am got to work at about 10:05am 
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#8269402 - 06/29/15 09:57 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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The Postman
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Is anyone actually going to any events? I wouldn't mind seeing some of the soccer matches or womens beach volleyball.
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#8269419 - 06/29/15 10:05 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Registered: 06/28/01
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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Millions of dollars spent on these games and they thought this was the best option for the 5,000 signs that were put up around the GTA
Why be cryptic? Just display the name of the venue, save the confusion.
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#8269543 - 06/29/15 11:22 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Registered: 06/28/01
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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Is anyone actually going to any events? I wouldn't mind seeing some of the soccer matches or womens beach volleyball. Got tickets to the Mens Soccer medal game. I am trying to round up a few friends to see Womens beach volleyball, who's down?
Bought my parents tickets for the opening ceremonies
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#8269671 - 06/29/15 12:14 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Hatorade
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dang, gonna make sure i use hybrid cars from work for the next month, should i need to venture anywhere significant on the hwy  (1 person / 'green' car still allowed, right?)
Green plated cars only. Since when does hontard have EV's? My wife is enjoying this HOV shit.
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#8269694 - 06/29/15 12:21 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Raocorp
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Is anyone actually going to any events? I wouldn't mind seeing some of the soccer matches or womens beach volleyball. Got tickets to the Mens Soccer medal game. I am trying to round up a few friends to see Womens beach volleyball, who's down?
I'm down for women's beach V-Ball.
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#8269741 - 06/29/15 12:39 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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iamfob
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Is anyone actually going to any events? I wouldn't mind seeing some of the soccer matches or womens beach volleyball. Got tickets to the Mens Soccer medal game. I am trying to round up a few friends to see Womens beach volleyball, who's down? I'm down for women's beach V-Ball.
PM me hun
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#8269745 - 06/29/15 12:40 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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iamfob
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dang, gonna make sure i use hybrid cars from work for the next month, should i need to venture anywhere significant on the hwy (1 person / 'green' car still allowed, right?) Green plated cars only. Since when does hontard have EV's? My wife is enjoying this HOV shit.
I love to get a Golf Wagon TDI but the Volt really gets me to look at them because of the $8500 rebate and the use of HOV lanes
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#8269795 - 06/29/15 01:04 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Senor Eduardo_82
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Take the green Civic Type-R instead.
"But officer, it says GREEN vehicles are allowed"
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#8269799 - 06/29/15 01:07 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Screamin Type ARGH!
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Take the green Civic Type-R instead. "But officer, it says GREEN vehicles are allowed"
bwuaahahahhaaa
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#8270345 - 06/29/15 05:06 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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DoWnGEAR
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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So just to be clear....2 seater fully loaded to the 2 person max occupancy cannot drive in the HOV lanes right?
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#8270606 - 06/29/15 09:12 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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fatredcircIe
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Posts: 721
Loc: Pickering
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Does driving with a pregnant woman as a passenger count as 3 people?
Seen on Twitter:
"I don't think the motorcycle or two-seat convertible I saw this morning were HOV eligible"
http://www.ontario.ca/travel-and-recreat...-traffic-routes
Temporary HOV lanes will be open to:
- motorcycles (on City of Toronto roads only – Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner, Lake Shore Blvd.)
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#8270862 - 06/30/15 05:55 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Risky Business
Provides a Great Work Environment. he/him
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it's all her fault amiryte??????
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#8271479 - 06/30/15 12:33 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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c2k
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This province is fucked, create traffic chaos two weeks before the games start, two weeks of people spending less time with their families, reduced on the job productivity due to people arriving to work late etc, all for no valid reason than Wynne being a douchebag
and yet the folks in toronto fucked us over by giving them the majority.
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#8272099 - 06/30/15 05:31 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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hyper-s2k
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Been GO training since Feb. now that I can tell work to go fuck itself after 5 pm - let someone else mop up the environment problems.
Fuck driving in GTA.
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#8272193 - 06/30/15 06:47 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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zaius
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Registered: 04/30/05
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Loc: Toronto
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I used the HOV lanes today.
427-Gardner- Jarvis
It felt great passing everyone but so many unqualified car taking advantage.
The car in front of me slammed on brakes and merged to traffic when he saw flashing lights in front. (the cop already had someone pulled over)
Some drove so slow on HOV, I wanted to hit him.
Anyone with Pan-Am accreditation can use the HOV lane, regardless of how many people are in the vehicle.
fuck. i need to get one of those badges then lol
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#8272194 - 06/30/15 06:49 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Senor Eduardo_82
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Cut off a foot and say you're an athlete 
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#8272367 - 06/30/15 08:50 PM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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spd-dmn
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lol.. great idea.. create exclusive lanes only to stop "accredited" ppl in their tracks.
so efficiency much speediness very planning
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#8274796 - 07/02/15 11:09 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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Just A Troll
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Really?
What about Pan Am volunteers?
They only give accreditation to 3,000 volunteers per day. Seems you can't just get a pass for the full duration of the games.
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#8274869 - 07/02/15 11:38 AM
Re: Pan Am Games Traffic - how did it affect you today?
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furball
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Loc: Toronto, ON
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Drove in today ...  ... Buncha rubber neckers watching people get pulled over... 
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